# Crane Engineering completes acquisition of RD Smith Company fluid equipment distributor

Kimberly, Wisconsin-based Crane Engineering finalized its acquisition of RD Smith Company, a fluid processing equipment distributor in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The deal extends Crane's distribution into Minnesota and Iowa.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2018-04-23
- Where: Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States
- Status: completed
- Products: fluid processing equipment, Fristam pumps, APV equipment, Dixon sanitary equipment
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Crane Engineering](https://endata.com/companies/3190.md) (acquirer)
- [RD Smith Company](https://endata.com/companies/3191.md) (target)

## Sources

- [dairyfoods.com](https://www.dairyfoods.com/articles/92872-news-from-dupont-tetra-pak-and-other-dairy-suppliers), 2018-04-23: "Crane Engineering ... finalized the acquisition of RD Smith Company Inc., a fluid processing equipment distributor based in Eau Claire, Wis."

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